Contents

**Preface XI**


Preface

In the era of intelligent manufacturing, digital twin technology, industrial internet technolo‐ gy, image recognition, new signal processing technology, and the extreme improvement of computing performance of control modules, the technical connotation of industrial automa‐ tion, control objects, and control objectives have also been greatly expanded. At the same time, system modeling technology and joint simulation technology provide new research methods and technical means for the design and optimization of industrial control systems. These new technological developments have promoted the development of industrial auto‐

This book is a collection of articles on novel approaches to current problems in industrial automation by academicians, researchers, and practicing engineers. The book is divided into five chapters and encompasses multidisciplinary areas within industrial automation, such as distributed system architecture, application of non-destructive distributed sensor system, joint simulation technology, and a summary of intelligent transition. *New Trends in Industrial Automation* provides useful reference material for technical workers in the field of industrial automation, including undergraduate and postgraduate students, academicians, research‐

**Pengzhong Li**

Tongji University Shanghai, P.R. China

Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg

mation technology in the direction of intellectualization.

ers, and practicing engineers.
